Characters of Noli Me Tangere

Main Characters Crisostomo Ibarra Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin, commonly referred to the novel as  Ibarra  or  Crisostomo, is the protagonist in the story. Son of a Filipino businessman,  DonRafael Ibarra, he studied in Europe for seven years. Ibarra is also Maria Clara's fiance. Several sources claim that Ibarra is also Rizal's reflection: both studied in Europe and both persons believe in the same ideas. Upon his return, Ibarra requested the local government of San Diego to construct a public school to promote education in the town. Maria Clara de los Santos y Alba, commonly referred to as  Maria Clara, is Ibarra's fiancee.She was raised by Capitan Tiago, San Diego's  cabeza de barangayand is the most beautiful and widely celebrated girl in San Diego. In the later parts of the novel, Maria Clara's identity was revealed as an illegitimate daughter of Father Damaso, former parish  curate  of the town, and Dona Pia Alba, wife of Capitan Tiago. In the end she enter ed local convent for nuns Beaterio de Santa Clara. In the epilogue dealing with the fate of the characters, Rizal stated that it is unknown if Maria Clara is still living within the walls of the convent or she is already dead.The character of Maria Clara was patterned after  Leonor Rivera, Rizal's first cousin and childhood sweetheart. Capitan Tiago Don  Santiago de los Santos, known by his nickname  Tiago  and political title  Capitan  Tiago  is a Filipino businessman and the  cabeza de barangay  or head ofbarangay  of the town of San Diego. He is also the known father of  Maria Clara. In the novel, it is said that Capitan Tiago is the richest man in the region of  Binondo  and he possessed real properties in  Pampanga  and  Laguna de Bay. He is also said to be a good Catholic, friend of the Spanish government and was considered as a Spanish by colonialists.Capitan Tiago never attended school, so he became a domestic helper of a  Dominican  friar   who taught him informal education. He married Pia Alba from  Santa Cruz. Padre Damaso Damaso Verdolagas, or Padre Damaso is a  Franciscan  friar  and the former parish curate of San Diego. He is best known as a notorious character who speaks with harsh words and has been a cruel priest during his stay in the town. He is the real father of Maria Clara and an enemy of Crisostomo's father, Rafael Ibarra. Later, he and Maria Clara had bitter arguments whether she would marry Alfonso Linares or go to a convent.At the end of the novel, he is again re-assigned to a distant town and is found dead one day. In popular culture, when a priest was said to be like Padre Damaso, it means that he is a cruel but respectable individual. When one says a child is â€Å"anak ni Padre Damaso† (child of Padre Damaso), it means that the child's father's identity is unknown. Elias Elias  is Ibarra's mysterious friend and ally. Elias made his first appearance as a pilot during a picnic o f Ibarra and Maria Clara and her friends. He wants to revolutionize the country and to be freed from Spanish oppression.The 50th chapter of the novel explores the past of Elias and history of his family. In the past, Ibarra's great-grandfather condemned Elias' grandfather of burning a warehouse which led into misfortune for Elias' family. His father was refused to be married by her mother because his father's past and family lineage was discovered by his mother's family. In the long run, Elias and his twin sister was raised by their maternal grandfather. When they were teenagers, their distant relatives called them  hijos de bastardo  or illegitimate children.One day, his sister disappeared which led him to search for her. His search led him into different places, and finally, he became a fugitive and subversive. Pilosopong Tacio Filosofo Tacio, known by his  Filipinized  name  Pilosopo Tasyo  is another major character in the story. Seeking for reforms from the governme nt, he expresses his ideals in paper written in a cryptographic alphabet similar from  hieroglyphs  and  Coptic figures  hoping â€Å"that the future generations may be able to decipher it† and realized the abuse and oppression done by the conquerors.His full name is only known as  Don Anastasio. The educated inhabitants of San Diego labeled him as  Filosofo Tacio  (Tacio the Sage) while others called him asTacio el Loco  (Insane Tacio) due to his exceptional talent for  reasoning. Dona Victorina Dona Victorina de los Reyes de Espadana, commonly known as Dona Victorina, is an ambitious Filipina who classifies herself as a Spanish and mimics Spanish ladies by putting on heavy  make-up. The novel narrates Dona Victorina's younger days: she had lots of admirers, but she did not choose any of them because nobody was a Spaniard.Later on, she met and married Don Tiburcio de Espadana, an official of the customs bureau who is about ten years her junior. However, t heir marriage is childless. Her husband assumes the title of medical doctor even though he never attended medical school; using fake documents and certificates, Tiburcio practices illegal medicine. Tiburcio's usage of the title  Dr. consequently makes Victorina assume the title  Dra. (doctora, female doctor). Apparently, she uses the whole name  Dona Victorina de los Reyes  de  de Espadana, with double  de  to emphasize her marriage surname.She seems to feel that this awkward titling makes her more â€Å"sophisticated. † Sisa, Crispin, and Basilio Sisa, Crispin, and Basilio represent a Filipino family persecuted by the Spanish authorities: * Narcisa  or  Sisa  is the deranged mother of Basilio and Crispin. Described as beautiful and young, although she loves her children very much, she can not protect them from the beatings of her husband,  Pedro. * Crispin  is Sisa's 7-year-old son. An altar boy, he was unjustly accused of stealing money from the chur ch. After failing to force Crispin to return the money he allegedly stole, Father Salvi and the head sacristan killed him.It is not directly stated that he was killed, but the dream of Basilio suggests that Crispin died during his encounter with Padre Salvi and his minion. * Basilio  is Sisa's 10-year-old son. An acolyte tasked to ring the church bells for the Angelus, he faced the dread of losing his younger brother and the descent of his mother into insanity. At the end of the novel, Elias wished Basilio to bury him by burning in exchange of chest of gold located on his death ground. He will later play a major role in  El Filibusterismo. Due to their tragic but endearing story, these characters are often parodied in modern Filipino popular culture. Note: The Franciscan Order was shown by Rizal as hypocrites not because they were such during his time but because they are the most loved, and had significant numbers. Strategically, if one must attack the Spanish friars, the best is to attack the most popular during that time. Other characters There are a number of secondary and minor characters in  Noli Me Tangere. Items indicated inside the parenthesis are the standard  Filipinization  of the Spanish names in the novel. * Padre Hernando de la Sibyla  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a Dominican friar. He is described as short and has fair skin.He is instructed by an old priest in his order to watch Crisostomo Ibarra. * Padre Bernardo Salvi  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the Franciscan curate of San Diego, secretly harboring lust for Maria Clara. He is described to be very thin and sickly. It is also hinted that his last name, â€Å"Salvi† is the shorter form of â€Å"Salvi† meaning Salvation, or â€Å"Salvi† is short for â€Å"Salvaje† meaning bad hinting to the fact that he is willing to kill an innocent child, Crispin, just to get his money back, though there was not enough evidence that it was Crispin who has stolen his 2 onzas. * El Alferez  or  Alperes  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ chief of the  Guardia Civil.Mortal enemy of the priests for power in San Diego and husband of Dona Consolacion. * Dona Consolacion  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ wife of the  Alferez, nicknamed as  la musa de los guardias civiles  (The muse of the  Civil Guards) or  la Alfereza, was a former laundrywoman who passes herself as a  Peninsular; best remembered for her abusive treatment of Sisa. * Don Tiburcio de Espadana  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Spanish Quack Doctor who is limp and submissive to his wife, Dona Victorina. * Teniente Guevara  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a close friend of Don Rafael Ibarra. He reveals to Crisostomo how Don Rafael Ibarra's death came about. Alfonso Linares  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ A distant nephew of Tiburcio de Espanada, the would-be fiance of Maria Clara. Although he presented himself as a practitioner of law, it was later revealed that he, just like Don Tiburcio, is a fraud. He later died due to given medications of Don Tiburcio. * Tia Isabel  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Capitan Tiago's cousin, who raised M aria Clara. * Governor General  (Gobernador Heneral) – Unnamed person in the novel, he is the most powerful official in the Philippines. He has great disdain for the friars and corrupt officials, and sympathizes with Ibarra. * Don Filipo Lino  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ vice mayor of the town of San Diego, leader of the liberals. Padre Manuel Martin  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ he is the linguist curate of a nearby town who delivers the sermon during San Diego's fiesta. * Don Rafael Ibarra  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ father of Crisostomo Ibarra. Though he is the richest man in San Diego, he is also the most virtuous and generous. * Dona Pia Alba  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ wife of Capitan Tiago and mother of Maria Clara, she died giving birth to her daughter. In reality, she was raped by Damaso so she could bear a child. Non-recurring characters These characters were mentioned in the novel, appeared once, mentioned many times or have no major contribution to the storyline. Don Pedro Eibarramendia  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the great-grandfather of Cris ostomo Ibarra who came from the  Basque  area of Spain. He started the misfortunes of Elias' family. His descendants abbreviated their surname to  Ibarra. He died of unknown reasons, but was seen as a decaying corpse on a Balite Tree. * Don Saturnino Ibarra  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the son of Don Pedro, father of Don Rafael and grandfather of Crisostomo Ibarra. He was the one who developed the town of San Diego. He was described as a cruel man but was very clever. * Salome  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Elias' sweetheart.She lives in a little house by the lake, and though Elias would like to marry her, he tells her that it would do her or their children no good to be related to a fugitive like himself. In the original publication of  Noli, the chapter that explores the identity of Elias and Salome was omitted, classifying her as a total non-existing character. This chapter, entitled  Elias y Salome  was probably the 25th chapter of the novel. However, recent editions and translations of  Noli  prov ides the inclusion of this chapter, either on the appendix or renamed as  Chapter X  (Ex). * Sinang  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Maria Clara's friend.Because Crisostomo Ibarra offered half of the school he was building to Sinang, he gained Capitan Basilio's support. * Iday, Neneng  and  Victoria  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Maria Clara's other friends. * Capitan Basilio  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Sinang's father, leader of the conservatives. * Pedro  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the abusive husband of Sisa who loves cockfighting. * Tandang Pablo  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ The leader of the  tulisanes  (bandits), whose family was destroyed because of the Spaniards. * El hombre amarillo  (apparently means â€Å"yellowish person,† named as  Taong Madilaw) – One of Crisostomo Ibarra's would-be assassins. He is not named in the novel, and only described as such.In the novel, he carved the cornerstone for Ibarra's school. Instead of killing Ibarra, he was killed by his cornerstone. * Lucas  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ the brother of the  taong madilaw. H e planned a revolution against the government with Ibarra as the leader after he was turned down by Ibarra. He was said to have a scar on his left cheek. He would later be killed by the Sakristan Mayor. * Bruno and Tarsilo  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a pair of brothers whose father was killed by the Spaniards. * Nor Juan  (Nol Juan) – appointed as foreman of the school to be built by Ibarra * Capitana Tika (Rustica)  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Sinang's mother and wife f Capitan Basilio. * Albino  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a former seminarian who joined the picnic with Ibarra and Maria Clara. Was later captured during the revolution. * Capitana Maria Elena  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a nationalist woman who defends Ibarra of the memory of his father. * Capitan Tinong  and  Capitan Valentin  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ other known people from the town of San Diego. * Sacristan Mayor  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ The one who governs the altar boys and killed Crispin for his accusation. * Hermano Pedro, Hermana Rufa, Hermana Sipa, Hermana Juana  Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Some of the p ersons included in the Chapter 18. These persons were talking about indulgencia plenaria.

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